Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2

by Namco Bandai

Product Features

• Leading manga franchise worldwide: Interest in the property is higher than ever where vibrant Naruto communities of North American fans flourish
• Tremendous 3D battles with over 40 characters: Engage in dramatic boss battles using special fighting techniques
• Play the game like living inside the manga world: Stunning graphics and real time animations show off 18 interactive and destructible levels
• Each mode will allow the players to live the action from the point of view of one of the three main characters, offering completely different experiences
• Take on the world with your finely honed skills. Includes an exclusive card system which allows players to show their ninja style

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B003BE6OZ2
• Product Dimensions: 0.6 x 5.3 x 6.7 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 19, 2010
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (77 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #830 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #24 in Video Games > PlayStation 3 > Action > Fighting

Product Description

Platform: PLAYSTATION 3

From the Manufacturer

Use Jutsus, special moves and basic combat to beat friends and foes alike. View larger.

The tornado of fierce ninja action that is Naruto Shippuden returns to the PlayStation®3 and hits Xbox 360® for the first time!
NARUTO™ SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 brings the worldwide hit manga franchise to life in completely new ways. With refined fighting mechanics, a rich story mode with deep replay value, and the first online play ever in the Naruto franchise, the game is nothing less than the most electrifying fighting-adventure game ever.

Key Game Features

• Leading manga franchise worldwide – Interest in the property is higher than ever where vibrant Naruto communities of North American fans flourish
• Tremendous 3D battles with over 40 characters – Engage in dramatic boss battles using special fighting techniques
• Play the game like living inside the manga world – Stunning graphics and real time animations show off 18 interactive and destructible levels
• Deep three part Story mode than can be played over and over – Each mode will allow the players to live the action from the point of view of one of the three main characters, offering completely different experiences
• Playable online for the first time – Take on the world with your finely honed skills. Includes an exclusive card system which allows players to show their ninja style

Additional Screenshots:

Re-live epic battles in the series! View larger.

Naruto VS Sasuke. View larger.

Incredible Manga-style graphics. View larger.

Over 40 Playable Characters! View larger.

Product Description

The tornado of fierce ninja action that is Naruto Shippuden returns to the PlayStation 3 and hits Xbox 360 for the first time! Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 brings the worldwide hit manga franchise to life in completely new ways. With refined fighting mechanics, a rich story mode with deep replay value, and the first online play ever in the Naruto franchise, the game is nothing less than the most electrifying fighting-adventure game ever.

Customer Reviews

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Naruto Fighter of Them All, October 20, 2010

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Tristan A. Hayes (Southwestern, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 (Video Game)

Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 is the continuation of the Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm series on the PS3. This game continues in the likeness of the first game bringing CyberConnect2's outstanding graphical engine for the series to the Shippuden storyline. Apart from the visuals, the game prides itself on going through the Naruto storyline up to and through the Pain Arc (that is through episodes 1-175 or through Naruto manga chapters 245-450 of the manga). This is a wise stopping point as the next game would be able to introduce the myriad of new ninjas that were shown at the next arc. I will not spoil the exact details of the storymode fights for that is to be discovered and enjoyed by the player spoilerfree.

The games story mode follows in similar fashion to the first game in which there are a mix of selected fights from the manga/anime that are on transforming battlefields with large scale attacks as well as a mixture of regular fights. Although not every scene from the manga and anime is covered in terms of fighting, those that are pretty good. The game does a good job of splitting it up between not just fighting fights with Naruto and what not. The village in the game has been completely redone from the first and looks gorgeous. You can also travel on foot through locations other than the Hidden Leaf Village. It actually looks like a recreation of how it appears in the anime.

The game has a cast of over 40 characters with the main team ninjas available in the beginning, along with Sasuke, and the ninjas from the Village Hidden in the Sand. You can unlock characters through the story or the use of satisfying conditions and gaining storm points (in game credit earned from everything, can be used to unlock titles and more). Characters can also have their attacks (ninjutsus) customized. The game has an online mode that is available right from the start. It is a great inclusion for one can show off their skills to friends through private matches or playing through public matches (ranked and unranked) with anyone.

The game has titles that can be unlocked (which seems to be over 150) as well as cards to deck out the players online profile, there are trophies included, voice chat is allowed online as well. Finally the game has Japanese Voice Acting as well as English Voice Acting so one can change it. The English voice acting is pretty interesting for several of the characters have yet to be dubbed so players will have a surprise (if they didnt look in advance) to hear their select characters talking. The music in the game is very fitting just like the first and I found carries emotion in like regard to the anime. Lastly there are close to 20 battlefields that can be unlocked and selected for online play. There is also offline multiplayer for two players.

All in all this is the Ultimate Naruto game that fans have been waiting for, and for people who may or may not have an interest in Naruto there is a demo available on the Playstation Network to download the game, and the game does the story mode well enough that people who had never seen or read Naruto before could get interested in it. This is one Naruto game that one would not want to miss.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great game for Ultimate Ninja fans, January 18, 2011

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A. Dent "Aragorn" (Minas Anor, GD) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 (Video Game)

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 is a simple, fun and easy to play fighting game for those who are already fans of Naruto but new gamers should find it a fun to play game too.

This is the latest in the Ultimate Ninja chain and takes place in the Naruto Shippuden era of the show, beginning with Naruto's return to the village and ending a little after Pain destroys the village. The story may not appear to familiar to someone who has only seen the American version of the show because it is farther ahead of the show's timeline.

The story mode has you a lot more involved as character then the last game. You travel and speak to characters and agree to take missions instead of last game's method of simply accessing the menu and picking a mission. This makes the story mode of the game more interesting and more interactive but it also means that you end up having to run back and forth. The map is bigger compared to the last game and you can travel to other lands beyond the Hidden Leaf Village. Unfortunately if you were looking forward to jumping on rooftops and smash open lamps for money, it's not a viable strategy in this game. This game expects that you have to stay on the ground. Another improvement over the previous edition is that you can customize your battle items before you fight in story mode. And, of course, the graphics are also a lot better.

The fighting style and controls are generally similar to the first game. This game comes with a lot more characters than the other game. You unlock characters by getting storm points instead of through the story. You get storm points by winning battles and completing missions. When you get a certain amount of points, you unlock a new character. The Ultimate Jutsu doesn't have the mini game any more but it is more difficult to connect. In awaking mode you are powerful but you can't use Ultimate Jutsu or supports.

Online is a new feature where you can challenge real people with skill and experience, instead of the easy-to-beat computer. You also have an online ranking that is based of the fights you win. Something that is a con to me, but you might like it, is that your power is based on skill. You can't get more powerful as you rank up, just more experienced.

To summarize, the one major improvement over the previous version is, of course the online mode. This should keep the game interesting for a lot longer than than Ninja Storm 1. Other improvements include: more characters, larger map, more complex story and better graphics.

My rating is 4.5 stars, rounded up to 5.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable For What It Is, August 19, 2011

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Rich "xman" (CA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 (Video Game)

While I really enjoyed the first game as well as UbiSofts two Naruto games this one while stunningly visually appealing felt pretty much like the first game.
For any Naruto fan or fighting game fan the series is entertaining and playing the vast array of Naruto characters also brings out the enjoyment, but the one thing lacking which I truly enjoyed with the earlier mentioned games was the free roaming village scenario you got to do in those games which this doesn't have sadly. So yes while it's fun to play the game especially with a friend or two I kinda wish Ubisoft would be able to make a new Naruto game as well as I felt that those games were just as good sometimes a little better in some areas for the Naruto fan out there but anyway for the price this is going for right now I'd say it's worth getting either way. Sadly though even with this falling into the Shippuden Arc I just couldn't get into the game as much as I did with the first one, also with the games glitzy button controls bugs it made the gameplay annoying rather then entertaining. So again if you're a Naruto fan of the manga or anime series this one will entertain with it's vast array of characters you can play but all in all for myself it just didn't live up to the hype it was advertising...

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